Child and Youth Care Counsellors - Relief

HULL SERVICES – POSITION OPENINGS

CHILD AND YOUTH CARE COUNSELLORS - Relief

We are currently hiring Relief Child and Youth Care Counsellors for our Therapeutic Campus-Based Care programs. Bring your talent and passion to a community-first organization at the forefront of children’s mental health. Collaborate with diverse, talented colleagues and leaders who support your success. Help transform children and families to get the most from their lives. Sharpen your skills through industry-leading training and development, as you build an extraordinary career.

Hull Services is a Registered Charitable organization that provides an integrated continuum of services including specialized therapy, counselling and education for children, youth and families who experience emotional and psychological disorders, behavioural problems, learning disabilities, mental illness, developmental delay, neglect, abuse and family breakdown. We continuously grow to meet the needs of our changing and diverse society and have become an employer of choice in our field. At Hull we view our employees as our strength and are committed to professional growth, competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits plan and a supportive team environment.

Reporting to the Program Coordinator, the Child and Youth Care Counsellor is a member of the interdisciplinary team which assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the treatment program(s) for a given person served. The Counsellor participates fully in all facets of program life with the persons served (instrumental, clinical, developmental), and is responsible for their daily care, treatment, nurturance, supervision, health and discipline. The role is extensive and includes counselling, teaching and training, as well as recording and reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

Communicate rules and behavioural limits to the person served and follow through on appropriate behavioural consequences

Select and make appropriate use of behavioural interventions and strategies

Identify and act on goal-related teaching opportunities

Use routines and activities to give persons' served security, to enable them to relate to others in socially acceptable ways, help the person served to understand the need for routines and procedures.

Use systematic plans of instruction, appropriate teaching methods and approaches to transfer information and skills to the persons served

Act as an avenue of recourse or grievance for the person served and represent his/her interests.

Monitor and work directly with the person served in all aspects of his/her life, i.e., liaison with parents, community groups

Supervise, organize and implement daily living activities and see these as opportunities for educational and therapeutic interventions

Plan and carry out individual and group activities of a recreational nature

Provide a meaningful and responsible role model, as well as direct teaching in areas of grooming, hygiene, dress, nutrition and social manners. Attend to the physical safety, esteem and developmental needs of the person served

Improve the quality of life for the persons served through attending to the physical environment.

In dealing with persons served, parents/guardians, co-workers, other professionals and the public, demonstrate appropriate conduct in terms of behaviour, appearance, and presentation and conform to Agency expectations with regard to confidentiality

Attend to team membership responsibilities in terms of participation, communication, positive attitude

Model socially acceptable values, i.e., integrity, fairness, respect

Carry out advocacy responsibilities with regard to the person served and the Agency

Promote and safeguard persons' served rights, interests and treatment by interceding on their behalf

Participate in Professional Development Activities

Skills and Qualifications:

Degree or diploma in human services or social sciences, or currently enrolled in a program

High personal competence in the formation and maintenance of caring, therapeutic relationships

Interest, commitment, consistent, and a high level of personal maturity and responsibility